Malaya Tribune, 2 March 1950

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  • 61 1 MALAYA Tribune by n re 1 PFOPU T«t "Tnbont* LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phem 58 M/ 3 Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, I poh and Penang. LIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, MARCH 2. 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE E. Maurice Glover, Malaya Tribune
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  • 9 1 WONG PENG SOON Malaya's Ace
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  • 216 1 CLIFTON BROWN-SPEAKER AGAIN Reuter. London. Wednesday. BRITAIN'S new Parliament met for the first time today. Over ?oo members, including 2GO attending Parliament for the first time, packed the House of Commons to witness the election of the Speaker. Col. Clifton Brown, 7 -elected unanimously.
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  • 62 1 LONDON, Wed.—ConserMr. Winswor. i surprise "priv s.t to the King at Buckir i Palace tonight. It Is believed the King tiscuaa with him :ary situation i i!tln« from last week's photo-finish general election. It Is unuiuai for the Option leader to be received by the King
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  • 122 1 A.P., UP. Reuter. JAKARTA, Wed. Police have discovered ihe hiding place of Mrs. Westerling, wife of the tebei Turko Westerling and their two-year Old ♦.hild and have given them police protection !a the house where they were found, officials of the military governor's office
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  • 1412 1  -  Disposes Of Kellett And Frederiksen In Convincing Style From Jimmy Clover And Reuter LONDON, Wednesday. WONG Peng Soon. 31-year-old Malayan badminton champion and sports good n salesman, who has been Malaya's best player for several years gave a taste of his strength when he won
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  • 58 1 LONDON, Wed. Wong Peng Soon said today that he has been invited to play in the North Scotland Championships in Aberdeen in a fortnight's time and will go there with Noel Radford. Both Peng Soon and E. L. Choong considered the Empress Hall courts to
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  • 48 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Wed. Mr. Acheson said today that a United States naval vessel might be sent to Shanghai to evacuate American Consular officials who are being withdrawn from Communist held China. The drawback, he said, was that the Yangtse river > -....frit be mined.—Reuter.
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  • 159 1 Ole Jensen (Denmark) htat Farrant (England) 15-2, 15-6. Jonson (Sweden) beat Eliasson (Sweaen) 15-12, 15-12. Blomberg (Sweden) beat Broadhurst (England) 15-3. 15-12. Wong Peng Soon (Malaya) beat Kellett (England) 15-3, 15-1. Malmgren (Sweden) beat Shaw (England) 15-2. 15-11. Siow Watt Soon (Malaya) lost to 11. R.
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  • 220 1 U.P. PARIS, Wednesday. INFORMED Western diplomats said today that American military aid to embattled French forces in Indo-China would be America's greatest gamble yet in the cold war. Ine diplomats gave the French with American backing a less than even chance of
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  • 64 1 A.P. JAKARTA, Wed.—America has asked for the right to make a military survey of the strategic Indonesian Archipelago. An Indonesian spokesman said the United States of Indonesia Army revealed today that Major-General John Weikert of General Mac Arthur's airforce opened negotiations on a threeday visit
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  • 65 1 U.P. LONDON. Wed—The tin market had a completely idle afternoon today. Spot was unchanged at £599-5 8 but three months was down a trifle to £585-,4. The closing prices were spot £599-' 2 buyers £599-3/4 sellers with business nil. Three months £585 buyers £585-' 2 Kellers
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  • 173 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Wed. Experts here today labeled as nonsense recent stories to the effect that the hydrogen bomb —if made and used— would doom mankind to a radioactive death. Military and scientific sources alike reacted strongly against what they called scare stories about the weapon this country
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  • 224 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Wed. ECA representative La Europe W. J. Kenney said today the loss of Malaya to the Communists would have a "very hMious effect" on Britain's economy since it was the major source for United Kingdom dollar earnings. He was
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  • 73 1 STOP PRESS Tribune Staff Reporter Tuiko Westerling is "quite happy" in Changi Prison. A spun;: bed has been moved into his solitary confinement cell, so he does not have to sleep on a stone slab. H. \g on normal prison diet, and has been
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    • 77 1 Rational Employer's Mutual General VOTOR (oM!m;nsvmon *Vfj£?o*M A<;n»!sr ,nd o1 S S WISE. Phone £83."» Ihe Fain ms Old Man "BAN SIEW TONG" fapfet* on this Brand for Health! TAY MIANG HTJAT, LTD. 16, Upper Circular Road, Singapore. Tailoring Dept. Requires Experienced Cutter With full Knowledge of the tailoring Art,
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    • 102 1 ICE CREAM SINGAPORE 54 2 0/5429 KUALA LUMPUR ***** U.S. LOAN TO TITO WASHINGTON. Wed.—The Export-Import Bank today granted a credit of US$2O,--000,000 to Yugoslavia. —U.P. SUSPECTS DETAINED ttuAit, ioaay. Police screened 530 persons living in the village at the 6£ mile Bakri Road and arrested 5 bandit suspects. PHONE
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  • 649 2 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Wednesday. Presenting Republican 11 India's first budget to Parliament yesterday. Finance Minister Dr. John Matthai announced reliefs, mainly in income tax, which reduced an anticipated surplus for the budget year 1950-31 of over £7,000,000 to a final surplus of nearly
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  • 57 2 Surface mail is expected today in Singapore from Hongkong, North Borneo. Labuan, Brunei, Miri and the Federation. Latest times for posting surface mail today at the G.P.O. are: noon for Gt. Britain. N. Ireland. Eire. Europe, Egypt, North and West Africa, West Indies, Ceylon, Hongkong. China. Japan. Indo-China,
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  • 64 2 SINGAPORE, Mar. 1 Tin price wait $288—12 I 2 crtiU. Up tt/£. LONDON Feb. 28: Spot £59». Up £1 2. Three months £583 Up £1. Settlement price £5D9 1/2. Up £1. Turnover 10. Second Seswion: Spot £599 1 2. Up £1 2. Three months £583 I t. Up
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  • 74 2 Drente. (44); Katong (48); Kustbrts (42); Gewang (41 Sitsen (40); Ulyasea Mongolia (88 9); Snmme'sidijk (85/6); Agapenor (38 4); Benalbanach (31 2); Canada Hall (17 8); BurhiH (19 20); M. Brander 21 2); Sumpitan (23); Islander (24); CWiMt yUle (25 6); T. Chevchenlo (2*7 8); B»-Me\i'V {M
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  • 115 2 A.P. NEW YORK. Wed. Britain is to held its biggest and most elaborate motor show in America on April 15-23 at the Grand Central Palace, New York, Sir Wl nam Welsh. North American representative of the motor industry, announced. Sixty-five leading British vehicle manufactures,
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  • 113 2 U.P. HONG KONG, Wed. Peiping Radio last night announced the Chinese Communists' agricultural programme for 1950. The "central task" of increasing grain output by 5.000,000 tons and cotton by 238.000 tons will be borne entirely by old liberated areas" oi Manchuria and Shensi since
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  • 66 2 The coffee market was unchanged in Singapore yesterday. Rio No. 5 was bid for at $140 per picul. sellers asking $142. Copra was quoted by sellers at $37A per picul f.o.b. Mar.-Apr. with buyers at $37. Coconut oil was unchanged. Zanzibar cloves changed hands at $86 per picul.
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  • 239 2 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Russia yesterday revalued the rouble against sterling and Ibfl I n ted States dollar placing it on a Kotd baais and cut the prices of food, lobacco, liouor and clothes by ten to 49 per <<nt. Moscow Radio announced. Price of
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  • 31 2 S SINGAPORE, Wed. The local share marl ket turned slightly l easier in sympathy with London and buyers are ii tin c cautiously until the position becomes «J| clearer.
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  • 88 2 THE rubber commodity market opened quiet yesterday but remained steady throughout the day with little fluctuation. Closing prices in cents per pound were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 RSS 1.0.0. Mar. 53% 63% No. 2 RSS 1.0.b Mar 52% 52 Nc 3 RSS f.o.b. Mar. 51% 51% On register
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  • 40 2 A.P. HONG KONG, Wed. Tea traders in Shanghai have foimed a syndicate aimed at stepping up expert u*t«u tin ough Taingtao. Export yin Shanghai has been stopped b\ the nationalist blockade bat ships can got into isuigtao. —A.P.
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  • 843 2 Singapore, Wed. Buyer* Seller* INDUSTRIALS Atlas Ice 1190 12.25 xb., xd \lex. Bricks Pref. 240 2.60 Ord. 2.20 2.25 8.8 Petrol 34 6 35/6 B.M. Trustees 7.60 860 Con. Tin Smelt Pref 21/S 22/8 Ord. 15/3 16/6 E. Utd. Assur. 38.75 39.75 rc?<t. «V Trust Fed Dispensary 6.25
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  • 201 2 A.P. WASHINGTON, Wednesday. Marshall Aid f 0 Britain must continue until her dollar is overcome by increased world trade, the ForeiT Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Represent? tives was told on Tuesday. The dollar deficit is now Britain's greatest ecr nomic
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  • 61 2 NEW DELHI. Wed—Prime Minister Nehru told the Hous:> yesu-rday that officials of the U.S. Embassy in Delhi had held informal discussions with officials of the Finance Ministry of the Government of India on possible utilisation of the technical aid by India under the Point Four Plan of Presidenr
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  • 46 2 LONDON, Wed Ool() shares, a favourite hedg* agaim-t furtuer inflation. v, etc firm en the London Stock Ex Change en Tuesday Otkt sections of the market We re British gcve:v.... m bonds drifted cne-eight to one-quar-ter cf a pound lower.—A?
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  • 27 2 AP. LONDON. Wed. T> Inttrnaclonal Wheat Conference is scheduled to reconvene in London on -«»arcn Li to decide on memamplications oi Japan and Germany. AP
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    44 3 Mr. W. N. Gray, the Federation Commissioner of Police, accompanied by the Bandmaster. Mr. W. Crofts, inspects the Police Band which played throughout the pas*ing-out parade of sixty-five police recruits at til* Police Depot. Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.— P. R. Picture.
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  • 344 3 SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners have agreed to allow rent-free us*: of the Victoria Theatre by the Singapore Teachers Union for matinee performances for schoolchildren during the Youth Drama and Music Festival between May 23 and 27. Out of pocket expenses however, will have to be
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  • 77 3 The appeal of D. J- B. Sassoon was adjourned again in the Court of Appeal yesterday pending the Privy Ccmncil decision in the appeal of E. H. Battat and Kang Woon Geok. Sassoon. an Iraqi businessman is under sentence of six months* rigorous imprisonment and fines
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  • 140 3 SHOULD locally recruited European officers be giver. expatriation pay? Municipal Commissioners haw referred back a corndecision to extend the service of tbe Municipal Wellare Officer. Mr. a. Benjafield, who was to be paid a salary of S6SO a month plus expatriation and cost of living allowances.
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  • 72 3 storing 400 piculs of rubber in an unlicensed shop at Chin Swee Road. Tan Beng Kian was fined $200 by the First District lodge yesterday. The rubber, it was stated, tas stored under a stairse in the shop on Feb. :J. Tan said he
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  • 85 3 MALACCA. Wed.—At a ting of the Malacca Psychology Club to be held at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow at the Methodist Girls' School hall, a discussion on "The Apto Happiness" will w- Ud by Miss Siah Gek Lian. Miss E. P. Shelley will gve a talk on the Penang
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  • 185 3 fit. male British <H jeet r-suient in Singapoie. nterested in *pare |w( will be welcomed by the S.ogaporc Volunteer Coin Corps. who.-,e .present n 200 a hundied {J v volunteerp and ano- hundred lt»4i) recruits X- vacancie i for 300 men v year,
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  • 95 3 BECAUSE the trial judge in an Assize ease did not with the majority veidict of the jury, the Colony Court of Appeal yesterday sent back the case for a tiial before another judge. The appeiiani. was Wong Lok Say. a Hainanese, who had been
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  • 65 3 Twenty-one-year-old Lee Ah Koon was cautioned and discharged by the Second Police Magistrate yesterday after he admitted attempting to commit suicide. It was stated that Lee drank caustic soda with wine on the afternoon of Feb. 22. He was picked up and sent to hospital by a
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  • 265 3 OINGAPORE Chinese barbers and their employers have tentatively agreed to form a Joint Consultative committee, whose draft constitution presentb a problem unprecedented in the Colony's recent tr-.de union history. The constitution virtually gives full and final powers to the committet. to settle "all disputes and nroblems"
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  • 71 3 The number of Tuberculosis cases reported during Jan. was 286. In addition 54 cases from the Rural "reas were also treated in Hospitals in the Municipal area. The figure for the previous month was 368. with 34 cates from the rural areas. Although the number
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  • 21 3 The State Engineer. Pahang has announced that the Benta—Kuan tun Road. Pa hang, «s new open to through traffic.
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  • 333 3 ....WAGES ARE TOO LOW KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. DSTATE workers in the Federation are turning to odd-jobs because of their low wages. They cake part-time jobs in the near'ov towns on construction work, gardening, selling firewood, rolling cheroots and peddling trishas. Many are believed to
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  • 58 3 Major General Robert E. Urquhart. the new C.-in-C. oi Malaya District arrived at Tengah by Qantas BOAC Constellation yesterday. The Major General, who was in mufti, was met at the airport by the Chief of Staff. Maj. General J. M. Kirkman. General Urquhart will leave for Kuala
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  • 66 3 More and more pupils are attending Government and Aided English Schools In Johore. The total number is now 6.748. a rise of nearly 800 on December last year's enrolments. Forty per cent of these are free scholars. There are ten schools with secondary classes and
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  • 47 3 Mr. Teo Seng lie?, only -on oi the iate Mr. Teo Soo Fiah and Madame Fan Pee Neo, wU) saii for Australia next Wednesday, on the \laetsu>eker. 11a will study law at Melbourne University. Mr. Teo iva* a s'udent at Raffles Institution.
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  • 68 3 THE Singapore Wesley Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold a variety fair at the Wesley Church grounds from 4 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. tomorrow. The object of the fair is to raise funds for sending delegates to the All-Malaya Methodist Youth Fellowship Institute to be held in Penang
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  • 92 3 A CHINESE prisoner. Tan Choon Pheow. unde'sentence of four years' gaol lor housebreaking by night and causing grievous hurt, asked the Court of Appeal yesterday to banish him right away now. Tan said that, sine his trial, he had been told that he would be banished at
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  • 38 3 sanv offence, told the court T that he was innocent and that the chance was a "fraise up.** The Court dismissed both i the appeals. Their sett- I fences will run from the date of conviction.
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  • 51 3 MALACCA. Wed —Several hundreds of p>. ople are go- ing to the Registration Of- fice either to notify a I change of address or to have defaced identity cards I renewed, since press announcements regarding An-ti-Bandit Month. The limited start' are working overtime to cope up with the
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    • 523 3 VEHS. FOR SALE VAUXHALL 12. excellent condition registered 19 12 46. comprehensive insurance up to 8.-12/50. $2,400 or nearest. Ring 4814 between one two p.m. (N.B9S). 1948 Vauxhall 14 h.p. scloon. Fully licensed with comp. insurance excellent condition $2,800. Also solid teak dual speaker radiogram $500. Teak record cabinet to
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  • 577 4 any board of directors the hardest part of their job and they wiil answer in seven words: Picking the right man for the job." That should have been the problem facing the Singapore Municipal Commissioners in the choice of a deputy water engineer, but the case of
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  • 861 4  -  by Svlvain Mangeot NEW DELHI. INDIA today is faced with three main tasks: L To carry through an economic and social revolution at home. A glance at the programme of reforms officially enshrined in the new constitution shows that nothing short of a
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  • 765 4  -  by ROY MACARTNEY Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. MADAME Butterfly has progressed far since the days when she had no recourse against the man who wronged her. Today. General Mac Arthur and "democracy" have brought her far reaching social rights, including that of initiating divorce, if she so
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  • 254 4 A.P. EMOTIONS can cause your skin to go on a rampage of expression, a psychiatrist says. Psychosomatic medicine has shown, he added, that skin can break out to satisfy a persons longing for attention or to express various emotional problems. Dr. O. Spurgoon English of the Department of
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  • 856 4  -  by MILTON MARMOR A.P. BANGKOK. A fortune-teller does much more than merely tell fortunes in Thailand. He studies the palm and the stars and gives advice on husiness. social and family He's also something of a healer. What's more, it's hard work, sitting uncomfortably
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  • 494 4  -  by G. WILLIAMS A.P. THE HAUGE. THE Dutch are breeding themselves into overcrowded poverty. The snowballing increase of Dutchmen shows scant sign of slacking off. American Marshall Plan officials here frankly say the uncontrolled birthrate will bring mass unemployment and still lower living standards for
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  • 238 5 K -r\L\ LUMPUR. Wed. FEDERATION Chief Secrc Sir Alec Newboult. V/V: shortly retiring, yes- paid the press of a handsome comM who was speaking Gnffin Inn said: "I lot Iced around the territories which mder the Colonial l have failed to territory where
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  • 89 5 S. Gill of Tampenis has become a regular lonor because his wife I by blood transfuHe said yesterday: wife, who had just given birth, became anaemic. jded that the only tre her was to give blood transfusions. I were grateful to the of the
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  • 206 5 TEACHERS OF TOMORROW—MEN AND WOMEN SINGAPORE'S giant five-year school plan for 90,000 children swung into action yesterday when Director of Education, Mr. Alfred W. Prisby, told 257 student teachers: "You are the spearhead of the campaign. You are going to be responsible for the moral,
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  • 124 5 REPLYING to a toast to the Anglo-Chinese School at the old boys' Founder's Day re-union dinner at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. Dr. H. H. Peterson, the principal, said that school education must not be concerned only with the mere cramming of knowledge but
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  • 189 5 lOHORES water supplies iched the pre-war total <: and as a result ■roe continues to increase. t ".sman warned ivy capital expendiluring the next decade be anticipated if serrtces are to be maintained sent standards. The headworks at Mt. Ophir. Segamat, Kluang and Benang »Batu Pahat)
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  • 44 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A fund for the relief of the Kampong Bukit Kepong victims has been started. The following contributions have already been received:— UMNO, Malaya, ($5OO/-); MCA, Johore, ($5OO/-); Muar District Welfare Committee, ($250/-); Land Office Staff, Muar, ($75
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  • 45 5 An American zoological expedition will arrive in Singapore for a four-day stay at the end of this month. It will visit the Raffles Museum before leaving for Sandakan to begin extensive collection of specimens of rare animals in British North Borneo.
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  • 151 5 REPRESENTATIVES of trade unions from all over the Federation will meet in Kuala Lumpur on March 25 and 26 to discuss the formation of a Malayan Trade Union Council "free and independent of political or external influences". This step to establish "a truly representative national trade
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  • 79 5 THIRTEEN of the passengers of the President Polk which arrived in Singapore yesterday left this morning for Bangkok on an air tour. They are expected to rejoin their ship President Polk at Penang. Among the five who disembarked at Singapore were Mrs. E.
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  • 84 5 THE resident conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens, sometimes relaxes to swing music. "There is art is swing, he said yesterday. "Swing, jazz and jive happens to be the only art which I do not practice. But 1 enjoy dancing to good music." The grey-haired
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  • 37 5 Hakim Singh, aged 28, claimed trial in the Sccona Police Court yesterday when he was charged with Intimidating Mr. A. Thomas with injury. Bali of 1500 was offered The case was postponed to March 8.
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  • 252 5 KUALA LUMPUR, W e<^;^ hau DANDITS today derailed a train g°™f f ™m D Tri!ini? Negri Sembilan. Four people were wound™ AuSfary, a Chinese civilian, a Gurkha enaued, one handit was killed and three others wounded. Other 'Terror' news: Sitiawan area:- Pjjf* screened a classroom at
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  • 386 5 ORDINANCE BARS REDRESS 'JHE Singapore Association has protested to Government over a clause in the War Damage Ordinance 1949 which bars a claimant from seeking rediess at. law. In a letter to the Colonial Secretary, the Association complains that The final bill, as amended by
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  • 129 5 During the past three weeks the incidence of typhoid fever has gradually increased There have been 4b cases notified in February Of these 42 were in tne Municipal Area. Eighteen cases were school children, attending Chine** Schoo s There have been 10 deaths
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  • 299 5 KIT ALA LUMPUR, Wed. ANTI-BANDIT Month volunteers in Malacca have detained twelve lorries for carrying foodstuffs after hours of darkness. So far 87 persons have been held for card offences of which 33 cases have been tried in court and fines ranging from $20 to $50 have
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 82 5 VI lEY OOP V T H"»M» —l_— b Al Capp Ul \II\ER 1 Hj N 'I I People jest hain't hooin.r.. MR! ami fotoaent ot UndeHoneysucW yoWim And ah beQUCdt hs to the kigmies^o^^o I orthek feci k v -'t-j-.re lt-never?Fa.!s>!an fo' Peace. wWinW t. all other plans has f
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  • 525 6 WOOD SHOTS WILL BE COUNTED AS FAULTS A TOTAL of 173 entries have been received for the Singapore Malay Badminton Association Junior chamrMonships which start on Saturday at the Clerical Union Hall Rangoon Road. Ninety-nine entries were for the singles event, 58 for
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  • 37 6 A.P. NEW YORK. Tues. French featherweight titleholder Ray Famechon has signed for a 15-rouhd title match with world champion Willie Pep at Madison Square Gardens on March ing Club announced today. 17. the International Box—A.P.
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  • 120 6 For the regular weekly wrestling show at the Great World the promoters have re-matched two fighters who put up a thrilling contest in their first meeting six weeks ago. Ty Layton and Emil Koroscenko. These two giant matmen have very different styles and when they
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  • 81 6 The age limit in the Junior section of the YMCA Tennis Tournament has be lowered from 21 to 18 to comply with the L.T.A.M. rules. The closing date for entries has been extended to the last post on Saturday. In the open championship events
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  • 114 6 The Sinhal.se As.-n. iation win play a Home and bo KM; on BunUav at 11 a.m. on BODCA grounds. St. George's Koad. The following have been sleeted to (Vhristy Senaviratne's XI: H. j. c. Kulaalagfce, W. O. Joseph. Mayo Perara. V. K. Fernando.
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  • 27 6 The Ben Liner s.s. Benalbanacti outclassed' the Coline licrsk by rive goals to nil *n soccer match played at the Fort CanBiag ground on Monday.
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  • 204 6 Latest amendments to the Straits Racing: Association classification of horses aro: TRANSFERS: From Ciass 1 to Class 2—Ht«h Port: Pennyworth: Little Ned* Airmail: Alrpal: Ballymun II: Double Five: CI. 2 to CI. I—Star of India (late Son of India): Abby Kay: Jack's Darlinc. NEW CLASSIFICATIONSClass
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    • 165 6 ROYAL ROTTERDAM LLOYD Aden, Port Said, Rotterdam Amsterdam. Spore P. S'n}:m Penang x ZEEMAN 16/18 Mar. 19 Mar. 20 Mar. WELTEVREDEN 28 Mar. 29 Mar. 30 Mar. MODJOKERTO 1012 Apr. 13 Apr. 14 Apr. x Also loading for s ort Sudan direct. Agents: ROTTERDAM TRADING CO. (M) LTD. Shipping Dept.
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    • 667 6 BOUSTEAD CO. LTD* SINGAPORE Lloyds Agents In Singapore. Ticket Agents For Malayan Railway* GLEN LINE ACCEPTING FOR ADEN, LONDON, ANTWERP Pnr -r DAM, HAMBURG. "ITER. Due GLENORCHY Gdn. 13/14 v GLI6NARTNEY Mar. 13JJ ar 5 GLENEARN Mar. 27 Vj ar H FROM U.K. FOR STRAITS, HONGKONG, SllA\<;nA, t 31 JAPAN.
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  • 332 7  -  FIRST DAY RUNNERS GIVEN TRY-OUT BY ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners PENANG, Today. ARAVAN, ridden by Eagby, did a winning gallop this morning when he beat Dark Romance (Woods) easily over three furlongs in 39 seconds >utside the course proper. Fast work
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  • 44 7 A.P. PARIS Tues.—Reg Harris of Manchester, world's sprint cycling champion, was chosen winner of the Edmond Oentil Prize today. An international Jury of cycling experts and journalists by 15 votes declared Harris' performances last year to be the best. —A.P.
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  • 104 7 Shocting Competition of v av'C was held at Bfacli pifon 25th Fcbru,.y. A vrrv high standard of Ji,tme' was attiv.r.ed on all SSSonf which included the jSSI light rnach'n- gun and U %o following are a list of prire winners who will reNo. 3 Platoon ,inf'i—
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  • 48 7 1 ONDON. Tuts.—The draw foi the fourth round of the Scottish Cup to be played on llarch 11 was held today and result* 'l aa follows Patrick v Stirling. Rangers v Raith. mulr v East i ife. Queen South v Aberdeen.— Routt 1 r.
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  • 63 7 MANILA, Tues.—Ticket No. *****0 paired with horse "Mighty Mite" today won the grand purse of $75,000 in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Quarterly Race at the Santa A v racing. track. The second prize of $37,500 was wen by the horse "Gladly", paired with ticket No. *****7. while
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  • 16 7 A.P. Hongkong scccev team defeated the Siam Youth Squao team six to zero.—A.P.
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  • 189 7 COLOMBO, Wednesday. THE Commonwealth jacket touring team had scored 113 for one wicket in reply to a Ceyien Xis firsl innings total of 136 by close oi play here en the first day of their two-day match. Two half-century innings and a bright knock
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  • 126 7 CEYLON FIRST INNINGS. F. lie Saram c Oldfield b I'ope 8 u.uinico c wtrrra b Fil«muurice 4 reruaiall Worrell b FiU-mauru-e (.nnesekera c Smith b Tribe 51: (iunasena 1 Fre«r b Pope 0 JayaMnjrhe b Freer 29 Wtjefcinghe a Livingston b Tribe H Kelwart b Smith 1-1 iXtarraaliugam c
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  • 195 7 The Tamil Brotherhood Association will hold their Sixth Anual Athletic Meet on the Tamil New Year Day. April 15. The venue of meet will be announced later. The Meet is open to Tamils only. An entrance fee of H/* per entry for non-members is being
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  • 428 7 Navy Win 2 —1 In Season's First Game KAI SOW'S COLONY DEBUT THE Tigers Sports Club anu the Royal Navy were unimpressive when they opend the Singapore \mateur Football Assocition's League soccer at J:,Jan Besar Stadium yesterday. After a civil nour, the Navy won by two goals to one. The
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  • 220 7 I CAN BEAT LOUIS ANY TIME CHARLES A.P. CHICAGO. Tues. Ezza.c Charles, the U. S. National Boxing Association world heavyweight champion, claimed today that he can decisively beat Joe Louis any time that Louis wants to meet him. Writing in the Ebony Mat-.-zine, Charles said, "Louis is eight years older
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  • 461 7 Selang or Turf Club KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. MR. D. T. Waring, President of the Selangor Turf Club, told members yesterday that it was noped that a decision would be reached during tl'«> year to proceed with the construction of a OOO.OOC grandstand
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  • 95 7 KUALA LUMPUR, WoiS.— Little Nene (8.7) outpointea T*n (iwat Tek (9.0) in a 10--r mid contest at the Bukit nintang Park tonight. in their first fight Little Nene was disqualified for low hlow Bobby Njoo and Jonnny Ointo gave an exhibition uout over two three-minute
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 209 7 NOTICE HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE M.V. "HEEMSK^RK". Due Singapore abxit 12th March, 1950. Loading alongside 5.11.8. Wharves for: Colombo/Aden/ Suez/Port Said Alexandria/ Genoa Marseilles Antwerp/ Rotterdam Amsterdam/Hamburg and further Continental ports if sufficient inducement offers. For cargo and particulars please apply to:— NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL Agents: HOLLAND EAST
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    • 575 7 NOTICES NOTICE It is hereby notified that a Hongkong Shar.glai Bank Orchard Road Branch Cheque No. *****2 for Sss 000.00 has been lc-3t on 28th February. 1950 and that thr cheque if considered as cancelled. The Public is, thor Tore, requested not toacccp. its negotiation thereof CHOP KAH HUAT, 20,
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    • 473 7 SITS. VACANT WANTED.—European fi Asian Office Manager for firß of Engineering Good knowledge of accounj and ability to control Staff etljj essential. Salary according m ability and experience. Rep€ Box A 3370, Mala; a TribunW Singapore. American firm require! Chinese male Stenographer. r»« under 35, capable of takinl rapid dictation,
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 54 7 r FBuT hmm! wow A6oui PI X HEY, YOU— CMERETI F-ov, 5 about Wo s-*e > f YOU PUN nuT fAS A DAISY- THERE X THAT BIS ESKIMO/ 1 fe?" ,11 PuTW 0N TT me WME ~——»*> 30V,- 4,YOURSELF 9 WTJ*S*JWW A N T NO V CLOWN T 6LOVES WITH
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  • Article, Illustration
    24 8 ffcy'TPt Premier Maharajah Ma-linn Shumshere Jun?? Eahadur Eaua .(centre) walks with Pandit Nenru during tne Maharajah's recent visit to New Delhi.—A.P. Photo.
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  • 306 8 Reuter. NEW YORK. Wednesday. AN Asia has ariser wWsh cannot be controlled A either by the West or by Soviet Russia. This is the opinion of Professor Owen Lattimore. former political adviser to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. In an article entitled "Asia reconquers Asia"
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  • 83 8 A.P. ALCUTTA, Wed. "Gussie" Moran, Ameiican tennis player, in a statement today said her engagement to Biitish businessman Anthony Davenport has been broker "by mutual consent." ass Moran adued: I still think that Tony is a wonderful boy, but I guess it's one of those thing.-;."
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  • 31 8 Reuter. LONDON, Wed. -The Ad- miralty announced today tnat men registering under the National Service Acs can apply for training as officer pilots or observers in tie Royal Navy.—Reuter.
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  • 96 8 U.P. MANILA.. Wed.-Highly re- iab'.e sources said today that Dr. Soekarno, Piesident of the United States of Indonesia, is coming to the Philippines for a state visit this "month at tho invitat'.on of President Elpidio Quiriao. In Jakarta, Soekarno today received Quitiao'i invitation telegram which stated:
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  • 384 8 Troops Shifted Trom Hainan Tront To New Attack Positions Reuter. HONG KONG, Wednesday VHERE were indications touay that an invasion uj -ra tan has been indefinitely postponed as Chinese Communist fore 09 stepped up preparations for an assault on Formosa ar.d Generals Imo Cniang
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  • 83 8 Reuter-AAP. HONGKONG, Wed.- The body of Professor John Kennedy Rideout of Hongkong University, who has been missing since Feb. 16, was found floating south of Lantao is'and, west of Hongkong, yesterday. There were no marks or violence and the body was in an
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  • 28 8 Reuter. TOKYO, Wed. A i.0,000--ton tanker ordered by the lino Snipping Company will be launched at the KawasaKi dock yard, Kobe, on Mar. 6. —Reuter.
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  • 26 8 A.P. MANILA, Wed.—All except nine ports m the Philippines were ciosed to foieign vessels today to halt reported large scale smuggling at small outposts.—A.P.
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  • 185 8 Reuter, U.P. and A.P. TAIPEI., Wed.—Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek resumed the presidency of the hard-pressed Nationalist Government today and said the Communist rule en the mainland was the gravest catastrophe in r>,ooo years cf Chinese his.ory. With the Prf*3idencv. Chiang a'so resumed active Suorcme Command of the Chinese
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  • 30 8 The St. .>.»n. TSSMS Gr»ff hs, Minister of NaMSSMU Insurance, who si f?e?r?tary ot State for (**e Colonies in the new Lav v u«u MM :t.
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  • 39 8 SECmjOAM, A na rol o l 2 Gurkha Rifles shot dead 3 armed Chinese bandits east of Labis Forest Reserve. I lie Gurkhas recovered 1 rifle. 2 revolvers, a Japanese grenade and 55 rounds oi assorted ammunition.
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  • 99 8 U.P. NEW YORK, Wednesday. 11 TSUNG-JEN, Acting President of China unti* today when Chiang Kai-shek resumed officc, denounced his successor's act and said it is an "insidious plot" by Chiang's advisers to "usurp the constitutional power of the President." One of his aides revealed i
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  • 138 8 U.P. MANILA, Wed. -An angty Supreme Court raised to tho death penalty the life sentence imposed by a lower court on a man, who had killed a University co-ed after robbing and attempting to rape her. The accused Alejandro 'Carillo, about 36, was son- tencou by
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  • 92 8 AAP. PERTH. Wed.—A friendly slap on the back returned to hospita' for the third time in thiee weeks a boy who had been discharged only the previous day. Thirteen -year-old Ronald Geary, who was admitted to the Royal Perth Hospital in January after diving
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  • 207 8 TAMIL METHODIST TOUTS FELLOWSHIP: Cottage prayer meeting at 162. Haig Road at 7.00 p.m. Mss Lilian Pornampaiam will speak. 81' RE A STEDFAST CUB: Social at 77. Prinsep Street, 8 CHINESE V.M.C.A.: Chinese Cheos club 5 p.m. weight lifting 5.30 p.m. Chinese art of selfdefen< c
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  • 115 8 CATHAY "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. 'load" at 11. 1.45. 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. ALHAMBRA. "Wildnre" at 1.45. 4.15, 6.46 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITOL: "Thieves' Highway" at 11. 1.45. 4, 6.30 ond 9.30 p.m. PAVILION: "Miss Grant o.kes Richmond" at 2. 4.15, 6.30 and b PJ p.m.
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  • 25 8 SOCCKB: Junior League: Kota Raja vs. Singapore Harbour Board Aux. Police at Gevlang: A.ston A.C. vs. Blue Rovers at BODCA ground. St. George's Koad.
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  • 9 8 H.W.: 9.00 a.m. :Bft.) 11.00 p.m. <7ft. Bms.)
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  • Article, Illustration
    19 8 Presiueru aoekarno at tne Ot"~u>"* u*e Parliament, sits beneath the treat seal oi vie Republic. —A.P. Photo.
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  • 231 8 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. UK. Klaus Fuchs, top British nuclear physicist, was sent to prison for 14 years today for giving British and American atom secrets to Russia. It was the maximum sentence he could be given. Britain's most sensational spy trial was over little more
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  • 52 8 A.P. KARACHI. Wed.—The Shah of Iran arrived in Karachi this afternoon by a Flying Fortress which was escorted by a Royal Pakistan Air Force squadron of eight Fury fighter 3. He was received at the airport by the Governor-General, the Premier, Cabinet Ministers and members of the
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  • 116 8 NEW DELHI, Wednesday. FOREIGN Ministry statement yesterday* said India would be unwilling to join any public conference "aimed against anyone or anybody." India, however, would be glad to participate in any meeting of Pacific nations to discuss matters of mutual concern, the source
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  • 15 8 Reuter. TEL AVTV. Wed.-Israel stated today that successful negotiations with Jordan were going cn.—Reuter.
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  • 189 8 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. —Si cf Pou'h African gold shares marked the start ff mm trading period OB the London stork exchange today. Heavy buying of tbliaheJ dividend payer.- created useful gains in a market reteetaal to sell. It was noti'fd. howei••t. that buyers wer«> not paycm irncy prices"
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 126 8 NOT JUST TALK HERE IS PROOF: An advertiser write*:— the Malaya Tribune ha* certain*v pro\«d t9< "tops" in the llin S pmwmr of Its xtommm advertisements. "My ear was »«'1(1 for hat I could hav-s gxA It at the advertised price had I not v<»l<l It to the first person
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